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Any one know about fiderglass?

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nipples-the-cat
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so i am making my own skis and i have run into a problem... i have ordered all the materials besides the composite layer.. i am going as cheap as possible for the first three skis then after that i tweak the design. i want to use fiberglass for the composate layer but i dont know what kind is better woven or non woven?

please dont hate i just need help,

Dec 10 2009 1:09AM
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TheStamos
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Check out  Skibuilders.com, you will get a better answer, good luck!
Dec 10 2009 1:10AM
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jason...
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lol fiderglass
Dec 10 2009 1:13AM
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nipples-the-cat
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i did and their fiberglass if twice as expensive as the nonwoven stuff that has carbon fiber strips in it.
Dec 10 2009 1:22AM
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nipples-the-cat
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i did and their fiberglass if twice as expensive as the nonwoven stuff that has carbon fiber strips in it.
Dec 10 2009 1:23AM
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KyleA
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22 oz triaxial is pretty common in skis.
Dec 10 2009 2:13AM
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TheStamos
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It takes a machine to braid that ^
Dec 10 2009 2:20AM
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130tc
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Woven is always easier to work with and wil take it's form a lot better!
Dec 10 2009 5:17AM
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chicken
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I have never made skis, but I have glassed skis for ramp many times. Use woven, it is super easy to lay and way less messy. I tried using unwoven fibreglass once and just made a mess, it was uneven and the fibreglass delaminated.
Dec 10 2009 5:50AM
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HeathR
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yep go for the triaxial. If your cores are vertically laminated that provides the strength in the directions you need it.
Dec 10 2009 8:24AM
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WILLFRO07
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FTW.

I go to an engineering school and i'm in an enterprise where we build snowboards and wake boards, but we use triaxial braided glass for most of our stuff.
Dec 10 2009 10:33AM
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Reed.
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what KyleA said 22oz triaxial.  one or two layers across the entire ski and maybe a few more layers on the footprint for better binding screw grip.
Dec 10 2009 10:52AM
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dice552
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what the hell is fiderglass
Dec 10 2009 11:47AM
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HeathR
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Its a new super material that is a combination of fiberglass, carbon fiber, kevlar, and titanium.
Dec 10 2009 8:34PM
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Delaney
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fiderglass
Dec 10 2009 8:40PM
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